# Crowdsourced Cookbooks Foodista Offers Recipes and Cooking Tips Through User Editing By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-11-06 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodista References: [springwise](http://springwise.com/food_beverage/foodista/) & [foodista](http://www.foodista.com/) Say what you want about [Wikipedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pebble-ai), but when it comes to fast information (albeit with questionable reliability), it’s always there for you. Now, the kitchen-savvy will have their own version of Wikipedia with Foodista, which is an [online cooking encyclopedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodfocused-social-platform) that contains recipes that can be edited by anyone. According to their site, Foodista aims to build the “world’s largest high-quality cooking encyclopedia.” In addition to recipes, it offers information on ingredients, cooking techniques, and kitchen tools. Like Wikipedia, Foodista’s goal is to have a few perfect articles (or recipes) created through a collaborative editing process, rather than hundreds that are essentially the same. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Crowdsourced Cookbooks:** Foodista's crowdsourced encyclopedia offers a unique opportunity for the creation of new cookbooks collaboratively by users. - **User Editing Encyclopedia:** Foodista's user edited encyclopedia is a rising trend in the digital publishing industry, as it creates up-to-date resources via collaborative user input. - **Collaborative Recipe Creation:** Foodista's collaborative recipe creation platform disrupts traditional recipe development by allowing users to edit recipes and innovate new ones. ### Who This Affects Most - **Digital Publishing:** Foodista's user edited encyclopedia sets a new standard in digital publishing, creating increasingly accurate and dynamic content. - **Cooking and Recipe Sharing:** Foodista's recipe encyclopedia is a boon for food enthusiasts who can share their innovations with a wider audience and find new recipe inspiration. - **Food and Beverage Industry:** Foodista's unique platform of curating recipes by crowdsourcing is revolutionizing the way the food and beverage industry creates and disseminates new recipes to market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Food Sharing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totallychefs.md) - [Recipe Sharing Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icancookfood.md) - [Online Culinary Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-culinary-marketplace.md) - [Global Recipe Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ive-been-cooking.md) - [Digital Recipe Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recipe-hub1.md) - [Recipe Management Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooksy1.md) - [Clutter-Free Recipe Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manna-cooking.md) - [Recipe Syncing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooksync.md) - [AI-Powered Recipe Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookaifood.md)